Nifty August 2019 futures closed at 11301.05 on Thursday, at a premium of 48.90 points over spot closing of 11252.15, while Nifty September 2019 futures ended at 11352.70, at a premium of 100.55 points over spot closing. Nifty August futures saw an addition of 6.30 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 17.13 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on August 29, 2019.
From the most active contracts, Bajaj Finance August 2019 futures traded at a premium of 20.35 points at 3057.35 compared with spot closing of 3037.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 55,948.
Yes Bank August 2019 futures traded at a premium of 0.45 points at 88.20 compared with spot closing of 87.75. The numbers of contracts traded were 47,773.
Reliance Industries August 2019 futures traded at a discount of 1.95 points at 1233.05 compared with spot closing of 1235.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 38,971.
ICICI Bank August 2019 futures traded at a premium of 1.15 points at 411.40 compared with spot closing of 410.25. The numbers of contracts traded were 31,483.
HDFC Bank August 2019 futures traded at a premium of 3.50 points at 2294.50 compared with spot closing of 2291.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 29,919.